Kunio Mikuriya

Kunio Mikuriya (Japanese: 御厨 邦雄, Mikuriya Kunio) was the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) from 2009 to 2023.

Mikuriya has a BA in law from the University of Tokyo and a PhD in international relations from the University of Kent, Brussels School of International Studies.

During his career, Mikuriya has held various high-level positions in Japan's Ministry of Finance.

On 28 June 2008, he was elected WCO Secretary General, and he took up this post on 1 January 2009.

Mikuriya has called for successful completion of the Doha Development Round,[3] lobbied against the U.S. 100% container scanning law,[4] and advocated enhanced trade facilitation measures during the global economic downturn.

Mikuriya meets with United States customs officials in 2019